Pregnancy care resources

Numerous apps and websites are available today that offer information about pregnancy. For clinicians, I have listed below some dependable resources that assist our patients throughout their pregnancy journey. I regularly use these to reinforce information and encourage patients to prioritise their wellbeing during pregnancy.

Food and diet:

• Better Health Channel- Pregnancy and Diet: https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/pregnancy-and-diet

• Eat for Health- Healthy eating during your pregnancy brochure: https://www.eatforhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-09/n55h_healthy_eating_during_pregnancy_0_0.pdf

Mental Health:

• Note: most large centres have a perinatal mental health team that accept referrals, check what is locally available as well in addition to the resources below.

• PANDA

  • Support for mothers and fathers

  • National helpline available Monday to Saturday

  • Printable factsheets and resources

  • panda.org.au

• Gidget Foundation

  • Support for mothers and fathers

  • Sell Bunny Books that are aimed at helping new parents tackle common issues and are written as books you can read to babies and children.

  • Podcast series

  • Free antenatal video

  • Printable factsheets and resources

  • https://www.gidgetfoundation.org.au

• Mumspace

  • aimed at antenatal/ postpartum women

  • Free online treatment courses

  • Printable factsheets and resources

  • https://www.mumspace.com.au/

• ForWhen

  • Care co-ordination service to help parents find local mental health services

  • https://forwhenhelpline.org.au/

Medical:

• These are resources to help reinforce medically important information regarding their pregnancy.

• Centre for Perinatal Excellence (COPE)

  • Advice and information from pregnancy planning to postnatal period

  • Free app: Ready to Cope

  • Printable screening and assessment tools for clinicians

  • Printable factsheets and resources

  • https://www.cope.org.au/

• The Safer Baby Bundle

  • Available through the Stillbirth Centre of Clinical Excellence

  • Specific information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as well as migrant/ refugee patients

  • Printable resources and factsheets

  • https://stillbirthcre.org.au/about-us/our-work/the-safer-baby-bundle/